Details | |
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Duration | January 1, 1990 – November 19, 1990 |
Edition | 1st |
Tournaments | 80 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Tour World Championships Grand Slam Cup ATP Championship Series, Single-Week (9) ATP Championship Series (12) ATP World Series (53) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Stefan Edberg (7) |
Most finals | Stefan Edberg (12) |
Prize money leader | Pete Sampras ($2,875,406) |
Points leader | Stefan Edberg (3889) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Stefan Edberg |
Doubles team of the year | |
Most improved player of the year | Pete Sampras |
Newcomer of the year | Fabrice Santoro |
Comeback player of the year | Thomas Muster |
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The 1990 IBM ATP Tour was the first season of the ATP Tour, the newly formed single world tennis circuit which came in replacing the two dual tours the ITF Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. It was the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. In 1990 the IBM ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments (organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series. [1] The World Team Cup, Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and Grand Slam Cup (organized by the ITF) are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Tour.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1990 IBM ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Grand Slam |
ATP Tour World Championships |
ATP Championship Series, Single-Week |
ATP Championship Series |
ATP World Series |
Team Events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Dec | Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Grand Slam Cup Carpet (i) – $6,000,000 – 16S Singles | Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Brad Gilbert | Michael Chang David Wheaton | Henri Leconte Goran Ivanišević Aaron Krickstein Ivan Lendl |
List of players and titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title:
Switzerland's Marc Rosset defeated Spain's Jordi Arrese in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Croatia's Goran Ivanišević and the Unified Team's Andrei Cherkasov won the bronze medals. All four nations won medals in men's singles for the first time.
Defending champion Jim Courier defeated Petr Korda in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. It was his second French Open title and third major title overall.
Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first and only major singles title.
Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first major title, and his first leg of an eventual career Grand Slam. Ivanisević became the first Croatian representing Croatia to reach a major final.
The 1991 IBM ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the ATP Tour. The IBM ATP Tour included the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series and the ATP Tour World Championships. The World Team Cup, Davis Cup and Grand Slam Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Tour.
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Championship Series, Single Week, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
Thomas Muster defeated Boris Becker in the final, 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1995 Monte-Carlo Masters. Muster saved two championship points and came back from two sets down in the final to win what is regarded as one of the best Monte-Carlo Masters matches in history. Becker was attempting to win his first clay court title, but would never win one.
Karel Nováček defeated Magnus Gustafsson in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Hamburg European Open.
Michael Chang defeated Andrei Chesnokov in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Indian Wells Masters.
Michael Chang defeated Alberto Mancini in the final, 7–5, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Miami Open. With the win, he completed the Sunshine Double.
Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg in a rematch of the previous year's final, 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Stockholm Open.
Guy Forget defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Paris Open. Forget became the first French champion of the Paris Open.
Jim Courier defeated David Wheaton in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Miami Open.
Emilio Sánchez won the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Italian Open after Alberto Mancini retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–3, 6–1, 3–0.
Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fabrice Santoro.
Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Andrés Gómez.
The first edition of the ATP tournament in Umag was held from 14 May until 20 May 1990.